The contract comes nearly two years early — the previous pact between the city and the Jersey City Police Officer Benevolent Association was set to expire in December 2020. But the Jersey City POBA was challenging the older agreement in court, an appeal the union has agreed to end with approval of the new contract.

JERSEY CITY– Mayor Steven M. Fulop, Police Division Director Tawana Moody and the Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association (POBA) have announced that the City will re-open the last two years of the 2016 Arbitration Award in exchange for an increase in starting salary, modifications to healthcare benefits, work rule changes and a four-year extension to the award.

Effective January 1, 2019, the starting salary for Jersey City Police Officers will be increased to $41,000 from the current starting salary of $37,000. The City will also restore two pay steps that the new officers lost during the arbitration period and restore longevity payments to Officers hired after January 1, 2013.